José Mourinho has once again been sacked by Chelsea. Before this season the Portuguese had only lost one out of 98 Premier League matches but poor form this campaign made him the eighth manager sacked by Roman Abramovich

The former England manager suddenly ‘gets’ Newcastle – more than Louis van Gaal gets Manchester United – and McClaren suddenly seems to have a better connection with his players than José Mourinho does with his

The manager used to fiercely protect his own players but his public criticism of them, in turn absolving himself of any blame for their dramatic fall, leaves serious questions over the state of the struggling champions’ dressing room

José Mourinho has admitted feeling humiliated by the warmth of the support he continues to receive from Chelsea’s fans but is optimistic they will have soon something to cheer even more enthusiastically